The European Parliament has approved a ban on single-use plastics by 2021. Currently there is a growing concern about the environmental and health issues caused by plastic and micro (nano) plastics wastes. This ban approved by the European Parliament means a scientific and economical challenge for both plastic industry and society in general, so I would like to discuss some points about it with the RG community.

Which could be the best replacement materials / products or perspective to adopt on the single-use plastics issue, which nowadays are everywhere in the daily life? Are we scientifically / technically prepared for these changes? I also would like to know if there are new proposals to deal with this challenges, and of course, deal with the existing contamination of plastics and micro (nano) plastics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/world/europe/european-parliament-plastic-ban.html

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